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| Which colonies were founded for religous freedoms? |
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| Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, conneticut, Rhode Island. |
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| Which colonies were founded for Economic reasons? |
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| New Hamisphere, New Jersey, Virgina, North/South Carolina. |
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| What was the mayflower compact? What ideas did it contain and what was its purpose? |
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| The pilgrims decided to establish some basic laws and social laws and rules to govern their colony. (1st attempt at self-government in englsih colonies) |
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| First English colony date? and where? |
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| the practice of creating and maintaing wealth by carefully controling trade. |
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| Why did pilgrims and puritans leave? and where did they settle? |
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| The pilgrims and puritans left for religous freedoms. And they settled Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620. |
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| Joint stock company. Which colony first founded as one? |
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| allows groups to share the cost and risk of setteling a colony. The first colony was Jamestown, Virgina. |
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| Three people from foreign countries. |
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1. Bernando de galvez- Spanish
2. Marquis de lafayette- wealthy french
3.Friendon von steuben- german officer |
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Patriots have no money.
British control the south |
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| The colonists can hold their own against the British. |
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| Year the Decleration of Independence was approved? |
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| What was the Intolerable Acts? |
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1. They closed the Boston Harbor
2.royal officals accused of crime were sent to Britan for a friendly trial.
3.Massachusetts charter canceled.
4. Quarter acts force colonists to house British soldiers.
5. General Thomas Gage becomes the governor of massachusetts. |
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| The treaty of Paris 1783 established what borders? |
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| The great lakes and appalachion mountains. |
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| What are the three parts of the Dec. of independence? |
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Natural rights
grivances
declare independence |
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| what are the inallianable rights? |
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| rights that cannot be taken away |
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| What was the purpose of paul reveres engravings of the Boston massacure/ |
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| to make a pollitocal point. |
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| How did the French and Indian war lead to the American Revaloution? |
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| The war was costly so the King put taxes upon just the colonies. Which angered the colonists. |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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Poor government because they had the 5 fingers
1. weak government
2. no taxation= no money
3. no control over economy
4.no courst systems
5.no respect cause of no army |
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| northwest ordiance of 1787? |
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| to form a pollitical system for adding states to the nation |
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| impact of shay's rebellion |
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| Showed the government that the Articles were not working out for the nation. |
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| slaves count as 3/5 of a person when determining the repersentation |
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| deleware is the first to ratify the constitution |
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The legislative government
Senate-equal repersentation
HOR- based on population |
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| constitution gives each branch of government way to control "check" other two branches. prevents abusing powers |
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| the three branches of govenrnment |
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legislative-makes lawa
executive-executes laws
judicial-enforces laws |
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| powers divided between the national and the states government. |
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| seperates powers (legislative, executive, judicial) |
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| citizens elect the the repersenatives to govern them. |
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| freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition. |
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1. freedom of petition, press, assmebly, religion, and speech
2. right to bear arms
3. troops may not be quartered in homes
4. no unreasonable searches and seizues.
5. right to trial once
6. Speedy trial
10. Powers not delegated to the United States or denied to states are reserved to the states or to the people. |
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